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The quarterly labour force survey released by Statistics South Africa this week has revealed that there are 6.2-million people between the ages of 15 and 64 who are unemployed.
This is a greater number than the populations of Lesotho, Botswana and eSwatini combined. The three neighbouring countries have a combined population of 5.8-million.
Here are five revelations from the survey released on October 30.
1. 6.2-million South Africans are currently unemployed, with 4.3-million being unemployed for more than a year.
2. More men (51.4%) than women were employed in the last 10 years.
3. Youth unemployment is currently sitting at 52.8%
4. The number of unemployed people between age 15 and 64 increased by 127,000 in the third quarter of the year.
5. South Africans without a matric certificate are the most affected by unemployment, with 56.1% of them being unemployed.